Douglas K. Anderson. Douglas K. Anderson is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Savings Bank of Manchester and a Director of Connecticut Bancshares, Inc., until its acquisition by NewAlliance in April 2004. Mr. Anderson is the former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Open Solutions, Inc. ("OSI"), a Glastonbury, Connecticut based company that provides e-business and software applications for community financial institutions. Mr. Anderson has considerable experience in many bank operating areas including accounting, legal, information technology and mergers and acquisitions. In addition to his professional affiliations, Mr. Anderson has been on the board of directors of numerous civic and charitable organizations, including Foodshare, the Antiquarian and Landmark Societies and the SBM Charitable Foundation. The Manchester Community College Foundation has also paid special tribute to Mr. Anderson as a board member for his significant fundraising contributions for student scholarships.

Mark Ain. Mr. Ain is Founder, former CEO and current Executive Chairman of Kronos Incorporated, a human capital management software company that was recently acquired by Hellman and Friedman Capital Partners for $1.8 billion.

Carlos Naudon. Carlos Naudon is the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Banking Spectrum, a strategy and compliance consulting company serving the financial services industry. He is also an attorney with Allister and Naudon as well as a retired Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Naudon formerly served as Managing Director of OSI.

John Collins, Ph.D.